Seminar

The Cosmic Dawn - Physics of the First Luminous Objects

Speaker:Ken Chen, UC Santa Cruz

Date:October 2, 2014

Time:4:00 pm

Location:Pupin 1402

Host:Brian Metzger

One of
the frontiers in modern cosmology is understanding the end of cosmic
dark ages, when the first stars, supernovae, and galaxies transformed the
simple early Universe into a state of ever-increasing complexity. I will
talk about the possible physics behind the formation of these first
luminous objects by presenting the results from our simulations. I will
also discuss the possible observational signatures of the cosmic dawn that
will be the prime targets for the future telescopes such as the
James Webb Space Telescope (JWST).